UK fraudster ordered to pay back £491,000 after hidden assets found
( June 19, 2026, 14:59 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: A fraudster who falsely persuaded investors they were putting their money into UBS has been ordered to pay back a further £491,000 after the UK's Serious Fraud Office uncovered he had additional hidden assets. Alan Edwin Gardner, 57, was jailed for six years in 2009 for targeting overseas investors through a fictitious investment scheme.Statement follows....
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